Full Text of SR0354 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Steve Stroud of Elgin, who passed away on | 4 | | April 5, 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Steve Stroud was born in Aurora to James and | 6 | | Eunice (Rudolf) Stroud on November 23, 1942; he served in the | 7 | | United States Army from 1960 until 1963; he married Laura in | 8 | | 1992; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Steve Stroud worked as a foreign language teacher | 10 | | and retired in 1993; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Steve Stroud was a noted historical researcher and | 12 | | preservationist; well known for his passion for research into | 13 | | old local homes and cemeteries, his interest in local history | 14 | | was sparked by a book about the old, lost homes of Chicago; he | 15 | | was the author of There Used to Be, a three-volume series about | 16 | | the history and architecture of old homes in Elgin, and Silent | 17 | | City: A History of Elgin's City Cemeteries; he created a | 18 | | website that highlighted many of the city's historic bungalows | 19 | | and was working on a second website to chronicle the lost homes | 20 | | of the city; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Steve Stroud served on the board of the Elgin |
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| 1 | | History Museum, where he volunteered three times a week and, | 2 | | along with his wife, co-chaired the annual Bluff City Cemetery | 3 | | walk; he also served on the design review subcommittee for the | 4 | | city's heritage commission; he paid regular visits to the Elgin | 5 | | Township Assessor's office, whose basement was his treasure | 6 | | trove; he will be remembered as a tenacious and caring member | 7 | | of the city who did a lot to advance Elgin's reputation; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Steve Stroud was preceded in death by his parents; | 9 | | his siblings, Michael Stroud and Patricia Stroud; and his | 10 | | stepdaughter, Anne Beauregard; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Steve Stroud is survived by his wife, Laura; his | 12 | | stepson, Scott Beauregard; his brother, Tom (Francine) Stroud; | 13 | | his sister-in-law, Georgette Neumann; his grandchildren, | 14 | | Gabriel and Rowan Beauregard and Jacqueline and Kaitlin | 15 | | Graziano; his nieces and nephews; and his many friends; | 16 | | therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 18 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 19 | | Steve Stroud and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 20 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the family of Steve Stroud as an expression of our |
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| 1 | | deepest sympathy.
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